Why?
Why do I let his words affect me?
Why do I let her actions define me?
They don't give me a reason.
They can't give me a reason.
Why do I let my heart beat?
Why do I let my eyes cry?
I don't have a reason.
I can't control me.
Why do I let the thoughts in my head?
Why do I let the feelings show?
They don't give me reason.
They have no reason.
Why do I put one foot in front of the other?
Why do I stop when strangers pass by me?
We have no reason.
There is no reason.
Why don't I ask them to take me away?
Why don't I ask them to end me?
If there are no reasons like they say,
Why no just end it?
Why?
Because there is a reason.
I have a reason.
He is my reason.
My only reason.
He is doing bad. He has done bad.
But I can help him. I can save him, my brother.
He is my world, my light.
He is my reason.
About this poem
I had no reason to live but then they took my brother. Then I found it.
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Written on March 10, 2022
Submitted by Angel.Chaffino on March 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aabb xxba xxbb cabb dadx bbBb xcxB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 826 |
Words | 215 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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